Newly selected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first papal homily in the Sistine Chapel, sending a bold and unmistakable tone for his pontificate, the Christian Today website reports today (May 15, 2025).
His message: Reclaim an authentic vision of Jesus Christ or risk living in a state of "practical atheism."
It was a powerful and sobering reflection, rich in theological depth and pastoral concern.
The pope cautioned against the growing trend -- both outside and within the Church -- or reducing Christ to a mere moral leader, charismatic figure or inspirationall role model.
He went on: "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God: the one Savior , who alone reveals the face of the Father. In Him, God in order to make Himself close and accessible to men and women, revealed Himself to us in the trusting eyes of a child, in the lively mind of a young person and in the mature features of a man, finally appearing to His disciples after the resurrection with His glorious bidy." In those few words, Pope Leo XIV not only identified one of the gravest spiritual challenge of our age, but also called the Church to radical fidelity and renewal.
Leo's election came as a surptise to many . Born Robert Francis Prevost, he is an American by birth and a Peruvian citizen by ministryhv, having served the Church in Latin America for nearly a decade. An Augustinian by formation and the former head of the Dicastery for Bishops, he brings a blend of deep intellectual grounding and pastoral sensitivity to the Chair of St. Peter.
Leo's homily was not a political address or a gentle overture. It was a call to arms for the Church to be what it claims to be:: the living Body of Christ in the world. His emphasis on faith as a personal, daily journey -- rather than an abstract belief system -- speaks directly to a generation increasingly disenchanted with institutional religion, but still yearning for spiritual truth.
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